QUEEN CLEOPATRA. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1929]. Large octavo, pp. [1-16] 1-426 [427-432: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], title page printed in red and black, original brown boards with navy blue cloth shelf back, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. One of 265 numbered large paper copies signed by Mundy. The second Tros novel, sequel to TROS OF SAMOTHRACE. "Perhaps his most lasting contribution to the genre is his series of historical fantasies about Tros of Samothrace and his exploits at the time of Caesar." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 136. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1975-78. In 333. Reginald 10522. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Lower front corner tip lightly worn, small scratch to front board, several small chips to paper spine label, a very good, better-than-average copy of this book. (#63950).
Price: $300.00
First edition so stated on copyright page. "This special edition of Queen Cleopatra is limited to / two hundred and sixty-five copies, of which / two hundred and fifty are for sale. Each / copy is signed by the author. / ..." on colophon page.